George McGovern Quotes

"I fully endorse the millennial goals to make (hunger) history, ... Those are big goals, but it's do-able."

"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain."

"The longer the title, the less important the job."

"I hope Howard Dean is like George McGovern. I thought I was a pretty good candidate in 1972. It's true that I lost to Richard Nixon in the general election by a big margin. But that wasn't my mistake. That was the mistake of the voters"

"This is an area where we ought to begin using the funds that Congress has authorized and appropriated for this purpose instead of leaving those funds lying on the table."

"Eli had courage in seeking to halt ill-conceived and unnecessary wars that degrade our moral standing in the world."

"I'd like to see a working partnership between people your age and people my age,"

"I am 1,000 percent for Tom Eagleton and I have no intention of dropping him from the ticket."

"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain"

"There'll be no criticism of anybody that wants to jump out. I'll take you close to the field. All you have to do is jump out and pull the rip cord."